CMST 2H03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Great Conversation, Stress Management, Social Capital
3 Feb 2018
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If you are on something that is not the test, then you are locked out. Symbols aren"t fixed and translated from culture to culture. We have to think that symbols are important, but they need to be culturally reflective. [add] there is no decrease in trust, but it impairs effective communication) Dr. terry flynn: wide range of behaviours, ability to choose the most appropriate behaviour, skill at performing behaviours (11/01/18) Communication doesn"t always require complete understanding: part of the fluidity, is to build understanding mutually, so there"s benefit mutually in it. Meanings rest in people, not in words. The notion of trust is at the center of effective communication. She uses humor effectively despite her not being a comedian. To people: if we don"t have it amongst people, people kill each other. To communities: we then get higher crime rates; we get lower social capital in ways we don"t trust each other.
